CLEMSON,
S.C. - The Clemson women's rowing team finished second in two of three races on
Friday night in the heats of the ACC Championships held on Lake Hartwell. All
three Clemson crews advanced to the grand final of their respective races.

Racing was
originally scheduled for 6 p.m. but was delayed until 7:30 p.m. due to high
winds on the lake. The Tigers' Varsity 4+ crew started the evening with a
third-place finish in the opening race of the championship in tough racing
conditions.

Clemson then
got a second-place finish from its Second Varsity 8+ crew in its first race of
the weekend. The Tigers got behind Virginia but pulled away from Duke in the
latter portions of the race to finish comfortably in second.

The final
Clemson race of the day was a tightly contested battle between Clemson and Duke
for second place. Duke led for a large portion of the race but the Tigers
fought through the wind to overtake the Blue Devils in the final stretch of the
race.

The team
returns to action on Saturday morning for the ACC Championship finals beginning
at 8:02 a.m. with the Third Varsity 8+ final.

Follow
@ACCRowing and @ClemsonRowing on Twitter for live updates and use the hashtag
#ACCRow. Live video will be available for Saturday's racing and the awards
ceremony that follows on theACC.com.